Innovative coding and marking solutions for chemicals
Chemical products can pose a danger to people and the environment. This is why they are often marked with permanent safety instructions and hazard labels. Our laser marking systems do this in compliance with standards and are permanently durable.
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LASER MARKING IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
There is a wide variety of marking in the chemical industry. Serialization codes and markings for Track & Trace, the clear product traceability, are applied to chemical products and their packaging. However, internationally uniform safety markings are very important in the chemical industry. The UN and EU design specifications for this can be found in the GHS and the CLP Regulation. According to these regulations, chemicals that may be harmful to health, for example in construction chemicals, have to display the UFI code. Due to the danger to humans and the environment, it is extremely important that hazard warnings, safety instructions, CLP pictograms and other markings on chemical substances are permanent, clearly recognizable and easy to read for humans.
What is important for laser coding and marking solutions?
- Reliable work under industrial production conditions
- Permanently durable, clearly readable markings, even on difficult surfaces
- Fast, simple and economical coding and marking technologies
- Legal requirements such as multi-color (GHS, CLP regulation UFI code)
Industrial laser coding and marking solutions are used throughout the chemical industry. Many different materials and containers are marked, for example plastic, sacks, bags, bags and metal containers. As integrated systems, they are optimally adapted to the respective marking requirements and thus support the high safety and quality standards required in the chemical industry.
Application examples for chemical labeling
- Batch and date information on plastic bags, metals or cardboard packaging
- 1D and 2D Codes with traceability information
According to the CLP Regulation (EU Chemicals Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008), the UFI code has to be printed EU-wide on all mixtures that are classified as hazardous to health. UFI stands for Unique Form Identifier.
The United Nations (UN) drew up the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Marking of Chemicals (GHS) to create a globally applicable system that allows dangerous chemicals to be identified fast and safely. In Europe, the GHS was legally implemented in Regulation EC No. 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation).
